Keyla Suárez became the first transsexual contestant in the history of The Island of Temptations, thus breaking with the gender stereotypes of a consolidated format on television. In addition, the temptress, who is also a model and actress, will be remembered for her brief romance with Adrián. However, on this occasion, the young woman has come to the fore for a despicable event: a brutal transphobic attack.
According to Keyla, still in shock, ten boys began to scold her, intimidate her, spit on her and insult her for the simple fact of being a trans woman. A complaint that she has wanted to make public on her social networks, with tears in her eyes and still fear in her body.
Last weekend, during the celebration of Gay Pride in Gáldar, a town in the Canary Islands, there was a transphobic attack on one of the former contestants of the latest edition of The Island of Temptations. This was denounced by the victim herself, Keyla Suárez, in a video published on her social networks.
In the images, recorded shortly before two in the morning on the day of the proceedings, the model can be seen, completely broken, as she went on to recount the events. “I have suffered one of the heaviest transphobic attacks of my life,” she began by saying.
As she explained, Keyla was with her family and friends enjoying the Pride festivities in the relevant venue when, as she left and crossed a street, a group of ten boys approached her and began to rebuke her. “What they do is call me ‘travelo’ and spit on me,” she assured, unable to stop crying.
The situation is proven because Keyla records herself with sputum on her cleavage and includes it in this recording. The attackers spat on her head, hair and chest. “I’m crying with rage,” she assured, “because you don’t think it could happen to you,” referring to when the media report similar incidents.
Although for her, the “heaviest” thing has been the response that the police present in the surroundings have given her when she wanted to report it. “Well, girl, tomorrow you go and the complaints, total, they are already identified.” Something that Keyla couldn’t believe: “I mean, I’m going home with an anxiety attack, but those who just spit on me and insulted me are still at the party so calm.”
On the other hand, Keyla does not explain what goes through the head of the aggressors to do something like this, and points out those who detract from what is necessary for the celebration and claim of LGTBI Pride Day. “I am not going to stay silent. Not for me anymore but for all my trans colleagues who are the same as me and who have to suffer the same as me ”, she made it clear.
In fact, in the letter that accompanied the publication, Keyla also wanted to emphasize the following: “I don’t care if they spit on me and insult me, I will not stop fighting, shouting and continuing to be who I am. And when you wonder why we keep fighting, here is the answer.”
And that response has come to this young woman in the form of messages of affection, respect and support from thousands of people inside and outside the LGTBI community who have unanimously condemned what happened. Among them, the City Council of Gáldar, her town, who has issued a statement on the matter.
“It deeply regrets that this type of aggression, totally and absolutely unjustifiable, still occurs, which shows the enormous need to continue with celebrations such as the Gáldar Pride, which contribute to normalizing and making visible equality and the integration of all people in society. , regardless of their gender, sex or sexual orientation, ”says the letter.
In addition, the Canary Islands Council also reaffirms its commitment “to intensify all possible public policies from all administrations to promote education and respect”, estimating that they constitute “the only possible vaccine against this type of hate crime”.
